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    Mass Museum of Contemporary Art

    Art and Museum Services

    Preparator/Fabricator (Full-Time)

    North Adams, United StatesOn-SiteFull-timePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    The Preparator/Fabricator is a full-time hourly position, 40 hours per week that will work alongside the installation/fabrication staff. The ideal candidate will be a team player, who will work to achieve deadlines collaboratively. About the Museum MASS MoCA is a vibrant non-collecting art museum with approximately 300,000 square feet of exhibition space. Half of that space is dedicated to rotating 10-month exhibitions of which we present 4 to 6 large-scale exhibitions per year, along with smaller projects.

    The additional space is dedicated to long-term exhibitions in conjunction with artists, estates, and collections that run from 10 months to 25 years. MASS MoCA frequently works directly with artists on the fabrication of new commissions and large scale site specific installations.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    • Art handling, including unloading and loading trucks, packing and unpacking fine art works, and working with registrars to safely install art.
    • Construction and manual labor, including light demolition, moving large objects with material handling equipment (excluding forklifts), painting, sanding, cleaning and other tasks related to exhibition installation in a museum environment.
    • Working with a team to assemble large and complex artworks.
    • Custom fabrication based on skill and experience, ranging from woodworking to metalworking, sculptural processes, etc.
    • Maintaining a positive rapport with colleagues and artists through challenging and complex installations.
    • Maintaining safe working spaces through clear communication and tidiness.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Mass Museum of Contemporary Art

    This company is involved in managing and reporting on the condition of artworks during exhibition installations and deinstallations, as well as file management and data entry. They also work with teams to assemble and disassemble complex installations and maintain positive rapport with colleagues and artists.

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